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Alejandro Bedoya

11. Alejandro Bedoya Midfielder | Club: Nantes (France) Bedoya enjoyed something of a breakout year in France, becoming one of FC Nantes’ most effective
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Alejandro Bedoya
Alejandro Bedoya

11. Alejandro Bedoya

Midfielder | Club: Nantes (France)

Age

Hometown

Height

Weight

Goals

Caps

27

Weston, Fla.

5-10

160

1

27

Bedoya enjoyed something of a breakout year in France, becoming one of FC Nantes’ most effective attackers on the wing. On the national team side, he rode an effective 2013 Gold Cup into the World Cup squad, where he suddenly finds himself in contention to make the starting lineup.

OUTLOOK: Tim Howard was complimentary of Bedoya’s multi-faceted nature during interviews at training camp. Bedoya will have to be flexible, whether he’s playing as a true winger or more centrally in a diamond midfield. He might have to defend quite a bit, but he will also have to be an outlet for quick attacks.

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Liviu Bird
LIVIU BIRD

Liviu Bird is a soccer analyst with more than 20 years of experience in the game. He learned how to play in the streets of Romania before moving to the soccer wilderness of Fairbanks, Alaska, escaping to play collegiately as a goalkeeper at Highline Community College and Seattle Pacific University, where he also earned his B.A. in journalism. Bird played semiprofessionally and had tryouts at professional clubs but hung up his gloves in 2012 to focus on writing and coaching at the youth and collegiate levels. He joined Sports Illustrated in March 2013 as a freelance contributor and has also written for NBC Sports, Soccer Wire, The New York Times, American Soccer Now and the Telegraph (UK).

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